Sunday, February 22, 2009

I usually make the Honey Pizza Dough, which you can find here in my recipes. I've been making that one for years and it's my family's favorite. It's fluffy and it rises beautifully.

But sometimes when I'm in the kitchen doing my freezer cooking on the weekends, I throw this one together and pop it in the freezer.

This recipe will make 8 individual pizzas, all you need to do is make the dough, divide it into 8 balls, flatten them into discs and then freeze them between sheets of wax or parchment paper. When you want a quick meal, pull one from the freezer and add the toppings and bake. DONE!

I'm going to give you the original recipe that can be found on Martha Stewart's site, but I tell you I don't follow it to the letter.

For example, she divides the dough into two balls and freezes those first and then refreezes the actual pizzas. I don't do that, I immediately divide the dough into the portions I want and freeze them. That's it....

Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Brush another large bowl with oil.

2. In bowl with yeast, whisk sugar, oil, and salt.

Stir in flours with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms.

Transfer to oiled bowl; brush top of dough with oil.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap; let stand in a warm spot until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.

3. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 seconds; divide into two balls.

4. Set balls on a plate (they should not touch); freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Then freeze in a freezer bag up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator.

5. Divide each ball of dough into 4 pieces. Using your hands, stretch each piece into a 5-inch disk (if dough becomes too elastic to work with, let it rest a few minutes). Freeze shells on two parchment-lined baking sheets. Stack frozen shells between layers of parchment paper. Freeze in a freezer bag up to 3 months. Bake from frozen.

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Here's what I did with mine:

I cut the dough into 8 equal parts

Formed them into balls

Made them into discs, froze the ones I wasn't using and then rolled out the others for us for lunch.

The kids love homemade pizza because they get to put their own ingredients and do whatever they want, like smiley faces.

There was sausage, bacon and pepperoni pizza

Mommy and daddy decided to turn theirs into calzones. YUM....all we did was put all the toppings that we wanted and then folded the dough over and pinched the ends to seal.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

I absolutely love Calamari but it's not often that I make it, mainly because it's one of those things that if you don't buy already cleaned and ready to cook, it is time consuming.

But once in a while, I don't mind.

I came up with this recipe earlier because what I originally had in mind was to fry the calamari rings, but I didn't feel like fried food and wanted something more of a stew, so this is what I came up with. So good!

In a large skillet add a little bit of olive oil, the calamari and the onion.

Cook for a few minutes, then add the remaining ingredients and cover. Simmer on medium to low heat for about 45 minutes or until calamari is tender.

Keep an eye on it and stir it once in a while, making sure there's enough liquid in there, if need be, add a little bit of water at a time.

When the calamari is ready, check to see if it's too watery, if it is, you can just dissolve some cornstarch in a little bit of water, add it to the skillet and stir constantly until the gravy is thickened.

I served mine with Garlic mashed potatoes and I also sprinkled some parsley on top.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

When I get tired of the usual Pork Chops recipes, I go back to this one. It's one of those real down home comfort dishes that leave you licking the fork and begging for more. So quick and easy to make too.

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I'm a Christian SAHM, wife to a retired USAF Sergeant, and mother to 2 beautiful children and 2 naughty fur babies, our pugs Bella and Lola.
Cooking, crocheting, sewing and living a simple life is what I'm about.
It's crazy and hectic at times but it's a simple, good life, surrounded by the love of God.